The select melodies of Scotland : interspersed with those of Ireland and Wales, united to the songs of Robt. Burns, Sir Walter Scott Bart. and other distinguished poets. with symphonies & accompaniments For the piano forte by Pleyel, Kozeluch, Haydn, & Beethoven ; the whole composed for & collected by George Thomson, F.A.S.E. in five volumes. Vol. 1 / Thomson's collection of the songs of Burns, Sir Walter Scott Bart. and other eminent lyric poets ancient & modern : united to the select melodies of Scotland and of Ireland & Wales / with symphonies & accompaniments for the piano forte by Pleyel, Haydn, Beethoven &c. ; the whole composed for and collected by George Thomson F.A.S. Edin. in six volumes.
Select melodies of Scotland.
Thomson's collection of the songs of Burns, Sir Walter Scott Bart. and other eminent lyric poets ancient & modern : united to the select melodies of Scotland and of Ireland & Wales / with symphonies & accompaniments for the piano forte by Pleyel, Haydn, Beethoven &c. ; the whole composed for and collected by George Thomson F.A.S. Edin. in six volumes.
For 1-3 voices and piano.
For the most part, the songs are taken from the various folio volumes of Thomson's 'A selection collection of original Scottish/Welsh/Irish airs'.
Engraved music interleaved with letterpress song texts with duplicate numbering (p. 1-50); 'actually there are 51 p. of engraved music and 45 p. of printed text'--Hopkinson & Oldman.
'Dissertation concerning the national melodies of Scotland': p. [3]-19.
Preface, frontispiece and colophon dated 1822, plate for no. 20 dated 1823.
Letterpress colophon: Edinburgh : 'Printed by John Moir for the proprietor G. Thomson, Royal Exchange, Edinburgh, 1822.'
Title page signed by the proprietor "G. Thomson".
'Engd. by Wm. Balbirnie, ... Edinr.'--foot of p. 1 of music.
Price 12s.
Volumes 1-5 were all published in 1822, volume 6 was published in 1824 or 1825 under the changed title.
Songs, Scots. Songs, English Scotland. Songs, English Ireland. Songs, English Wales. Songs with piano. Vocal duets with piano.
History note: MU.502 received "Bound by F. Bedford" in full calf with gilt line borders and gilt tooled spine with red leather labels.UkCU-FWM
1 score ([2], ii, [3]-19, [2], 50, 50, [3] pages, [2] leaves of plates) :portrait ;26 cm; 1 score ([2], ii, [3]-19, [2], 50, 50, [3] pages, [2] leaves of plates) :portrait ;26 cm; 1 score ([2], ii, [3]-19, [2], 50, 50, [3] pages, [2] leaves of plates) :portrait ;26 cm;
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Accession number: MU.502.1
Primary reference Number: 253492
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